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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (601), and casualties fell from 800.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1981
593
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
790
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious25142%
  • Slight33156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious31039%
  • Slight46859%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 593, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (11%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.9%)
  • February38 (6.4%)
  • March37 (6.2%)
  • April49 (8.3%)
  • May71 (12%)
  • June56 (9.4%)
  • July39 (6.6%)
  • August41 (6.9%)
  • September51 (8.6%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November57 (9.6%)
  • December50 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (65%)
  • Wet or damp182 (31%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph388 (65%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph165 (28%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway546 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2%)
  • Roundabout12 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (29%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20251 (32%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (59%)
  • Passenger211 (27%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (61%)
  • Motorcycle221 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Bath and North East Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 148th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1981

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981: 83, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483104129
2ndA3675576122
3rdA364049417
4thA3039253315
5thA37172708
6thB3355131908
7thA368121503
8thB31101219110
9thA362111205
10thB3115111506
11thB3116111206
12thA431102316
13thA46102206
14thA3991307
15thA417591204
16thA30627803
17thB31307903
18thA36351202
19thB31113302
20thB31143301

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1981

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981: 254.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1981

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981: 211.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1981, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years